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The DSpace digital repository system captures, stores, indexes, preserves, and distributes digital research material.Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:25:23 GMT2017-08-15T17:25:23ZCritical Success Factors for Public- Private Partnerships in Higher Education: A Review of Literaturelis.zou.ac.zw:8080/dspace /handle/0/332
Title: Critical Success Factors for Public- Private Partnerships in Higher Education: A Review of Literature
Authors: Sithole, Kudakwashe; Gore, Sekai Noreen; Gondo, Kudzanayi
Abstract: Public–private partnerships (PPPs) and university–industry linkages (UILs) in higher education offer potential for overcoming some of the critical challenges and for developing the higher education subsector in developing countries. This paper reviews of literature on PPPs, in higher education. The benefits and risks of PPPs in higher education are also reviewed. The paper also discusses mechanisms for promoting the success of PPPs in the education sector.Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTlis.zou.ac.zw:8080/dspace /handle/0/3322017-01-01T00:00:00ZUsing livelihood profiles for assessing context in ICT4D research: a case study of Zimbabwe's highveld prime communallis.zou.ac.zw:8080/dspace /handle/0/340
Title: Using livelihood profiles for assessing context in ICT4D research: a case study of Zimbabwe's highveld prime communal
Authors: Takavarasha Jr., Sam; Kabanda, Gabriel; Hapanyengwi, Gilford
Abstract: The importance of context specific ICT4D innovation has been highlighted in Information Systems research by the short-comings of a-contextual innovation. This has often been accepted without due understanding of how to develop context specific interventions. There is therefore a need for a framework that elucidates ICT4D contextualisation and guides the development of context specific interventions. This should be useful to practitioners that are constantly advised to develop context specific artefacts without any clarity of how to do so. Using evidence from Zimbabwe this paper proposes the use of livelihood profiles for identifying the livelihood issues that matter in a particular locality and Sen’s Capability Approach for assessing the opportunity freedoms to exploit the local livelihoods. This is presented as a systematic way of establishing the context under which ICT4D interventions will be deployed. The study uses focus groups under an interpretivist paradigm to investigate contextual issues in Zimbabwe Highveld Prime Communal livelihood zone. The study found a politically polarised contextual setting characterised by poor agricultural finance, ineffective crop and livestock markets, unrewarding labour markets against a good agricultural climate that is affected by cyclical droughts. As a result the study posits that ICT4D innovations for the zone must be designed to operate under these realities and limitations.Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTlis.zou.ac.zw:8080/dspace /handle/0/3402017-01-01T00:00:00ZAn Evaluation of the Effects of Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 on Zimbabwe’s Neighbourslis.zou.ac.zw:8080/dspace /handle/0/344
Title: An Evaluation of the Effects of Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 on Zimbabwe’s Neighbours
Authors: Murangwa, S.I.; Njaya, T
Abstract: The government of Zimbabwe promulgated Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 on 1 July 2016. The main objective of the instrument, according to the government was to protect domestic firms from unfair competition from foreign firms and therefore boost production by local firms. However, Zimbabwe’s neighbours especially South Africa and Zambia claimed that the instrument adversely affected their economies and violated the Southern Africa Development Community Protocol on Trade which seeks to promote free trade among member countries. The study, thus, sought to explore the effects of Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 on Zimbabwe’s neighbours and members of the Southern Africa Development Community region. The study used qualitative research. Data were collected using in-depth interviews, document reviews and observations. The study noted that trade between Zimbabwe and neighbouring countries was governed by the Southern Africa Development Community Protocol on Trade and bi-lateral trade agreements. The study revealed that Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 had created ‘tension’ in the Southern Africa Development Community region with some exporters in countries like Zambia openly requesting their governments to retaliate by restricting imports from Zimbabwe. The researchers also discovered that some firms in the neighbouring countries had scaled down operations or closed down while others such as Willowton of South Africa had established a plant in Zimbabwe. The study recommended that the government of Zimbabwe should continue to engage neighbouring countries and Southern Africa Development Community as well as respect the outcome of any negotiations to restore trust and confidence in its trading partners. The government should also strive to strike a balance between Statutory Instrument 64 of 2016 and other policies such as Industry and Trade Policy and investment promotion policies; and avoid protecting inefficient industries that continued to underutilize capacity and resources. Thus, the government of Zimbabwe should institute policies that seek to revamp the whole supply chain for the benefit of Zimbabwe and its neighbours.Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMTlis.zou.ac.zw:8080/dspace /handle/0/3442017-01-01T00:00:00ZA Comparative analysis of women’s land rights in Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africalis.zou.ac.zw:8080/dspace /handle/0/236
Title: A Comparative analysis of women’s land rights in Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa
Authors: Nyaya, T
Abstract: The study sought to make a systematic and critical comparative analysis of the distribution of land between men and women in the three regions of Asia, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa in order to establish if there was any discrimination against women using a gender approach (or analysis). In the study, the focus was on use rights in state-owned land or resettlement land and a critical evaluation on whether these rights were differentiated and distributed on the basis of sex. The study used archival data and document reviews. The analysis was based on farms or land acquired by governments and later redistributed to smallholder farmers. Studies in the three regions showed that women were considered a marginalised social group in land ownership although slightly better conditions were observed in Latin America. A majority of the studies blamed customary, religious and statutory laws but failed to estimate the relative importance of these variables in explaining the gendered pattern of land distribution. Women’s lower access to land in the three regions increased women’s economic dependency on men and consequently made them more vulnerable to socio-economic and environmental shocks.Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMTlis.zou.ac.zw:8080/dspace /handle/0/2362016-01-01T00:00:00Z